Elena Kampouris ( el, Έλενα Καμπούρη; born September 16, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Allison Doss in the 2014 drama '' Men, Women & Children'', Maya Decker in the

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drama series ''

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'', Paris Miller in the 2016 romantic comedy ''

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'', and Juliet Sykes in the 2017 drama ''

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''. In 2016, Kampouris made her Broadway debut in ''

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'' as Cécile Volanges. Currently, Kampouris stars in the role of Chloe Sampson in the

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superhero series '' Jupiter's Legacy''.

Early life

Kampouris was born in New York City, the daughter of Ivey Barry, a fashion illustrator and designer, and Alexander Kampouris, who owns a boutique wine store in

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. Her father is Greek, from the island of

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, and her mother is American, of English and French descent. Kampouris has one older brother, Emmanuel. She grew up in

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and attended

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, though she left school and was tutored for her final years of high school.

Career

In 2012, Kampouris made her acting debut with a small guest role as a Constance Girl in one episode of

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''. She followed this with the

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television comedy film '' Jinxed'' (2013), in which she played Ivy Murray. That same year, Kampouris made her film debut in the drama ''

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'', playing a young Rachel McCann. In December 2013, she signed with the

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talent agency. In 2014, Kampouris played Allison Doss in the comedy-drama film '' Men, Women & Children''. Later, she portrayed Alexia in the comedy-drama film ''

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''. In 2015, she starred in the

thriller series ''

'' as Maya Decker, the daughter of

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's character. The series was cancelled after one season. Kampouris had a supporting role in the romantic comedy film ''

''. In 2016, she made her

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debut in a production of ''

''. Kampouris played the supporting role of Cécile Volanges, a wealthy and naive teenager. The following year, she had a supporting role as Juliet Sykes in the drama film ''

''. On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Kampouris was cast as Chloe Sampson in the

superhero series, '' Jupiter's Legacy''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

*
Elena Kampouris
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kampouris, Elena 1997 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New Jersey Actresses from New York City American people of Greek descent American people of English descent American people of French descent American child actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Gill St. Bernard's School alumni Living people People from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey